Bruce Mason

Bruce Robert Mason (born 1945) OAM His thesis was titled A kinematic and kinetic analysis of selected parameters during the support phase of running. From 1980 to 1982, Mason was a Lecturer at the University of Wollongong.

Australian Institute of Sport Mason was appointed the inaugural Head of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Biomechanics department in 1982. In 1982, he was joined at the AIS by Dr Dick Telford, Co-ordinator of Sport Science, Dr Peter Fricker, Sports Physician, Craig Purdam, Physiotherapist and Jeff Bond, Sport Psychologist. As the AIS developed, he focussed on swimming. Mason and his team developed wet-plate analysis, which offers real-time assessment of athletes in the pool. Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Mason worked with swimwear maker Speedo's to develop its "Beijing suit", a superfast polyurethane-coated bodysuit. The swim suit became known as LZR Racer.

In 2006, Mason became Head of the AIS's Aquatic Testing, Training and Research Unit, a position that he held until his retirement in September 2014.

Mason has worked with leading AIS swimmers including Olympic gold medallists Petria Thomas, Michael Klim and Alicia Coutts. From the early 1990s to 2004, Mason worked with the Australian Swim Team including Olympic gold medallists Ian Thorpe, Kieren Perkins, Grant Hackett, Susie O'Neill and Jess Schipper. 2000 – Australian Sports Medal for services to sports science and medicine 2002 – Order of Australia (OAM) for service to sport, particularly through the application of biomechanics to swimming.